Category: Literature

By spring 2023, 90 projects have been submitted with an application for a literary creation grant, 41 of which in German, 26 in French, 9 in Italian, 6 in another language and 8 in the field of children’s and young adult literature (4 German, 4 French). At the recommendation of the jury for literature, that …

The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia has awarded a creation grant to eleven authors for a literary project. By spring 2022, 74 projects had been submitted with an application for a literary creation grant, 30 of which from the German-speaking part of Switzerland (one of which in dialect), 29 from the Romandie (French, one of …

Allegra Switzerland was invited as the guest of honour at the 2021 Brussels Book Fair. The participation was first postponed, and then the fair was cancelled altogether due to the global health crisis. But that didn’t stop the partners from bringing Swiss literature in its whole richness to the Belgian public: The Swiss Arts Council …

Last year, Pro Helvetia expanded its support for literary creation to texts in all languages. Since then, authors writing in languages other than Switzerland’s national languages can also apply for a literary creation grant. In this video, three authors share what this new opportunity means to them, while Reina Gehrig, Head of Literature at Pro …

The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia has awarded a creation grant to nine authors for a literary project. For the second time, authors who do not write in one of Switzerland’s four official languages were also entitled to apply for a grant.    By autumn 2021, 79 projects had been submitted with an application for a literary creation grant, …

Starting in 2021, Pro Helvetia expands its support for literary creation to texts in all languages: For the first time, authors writing in all languages can apply. This means that also Swiss authors who are writing in languages other than Switzerland’s national languages can submit applications for a literary creation grant (formerly literary work grant). …